Posts by Fred Fields

Sometimes we do things with good intentions, but they turn out wrong.   I started this thread with the intent that a  golfer could pass along some tip that he had learned from his experience that might give other...

I apologize. I started this thread badly. My goal is not to suggest that golfers not consult their pros when they need help with their game.   My original premise is that if you ask any golfer, "How can you improve your game?"...

Maybe I should start with an example.   If you have a slice. It would be helpful if you teed the ball on the right side of the tee box and aimed across the fairway to the left side. This would give the entire width of the...

I'm trying to accept iacas' suggestion.   I haven't mentioned any enterprise on this thread.    I have what I believe is a legitimate belief that almost no golfer knows how to improv his scores.   I have...

My name is Fred Fields, I am 76 years old and used to be a 6 handicap player, with average scores of 78 to 82 playing a course which, at its longest measured 7200 yards, and I often played the longest tees, My average drive was 225...

Dear Golfjunky,   I'm glad you started us back on the original topic. I agree with you. Golf teaching professionals have an imporatnt role in golf. Your pro obviously is doing a good job helping you with the lessons he's...

iacas,    I admit my criticism of the golf instructing profession is sweeping, because I believe that, as a rule, golf is badly taught.   It looks like golfjunky has a very good golf pro. He solved Junky's swing...

Wow! Blades4me got it exactly right!   Distance is the most overrated factor in golf for everyone but professional golfers, and even for them it's not as important as short game,   I'm an old guy...76 years old. In my...

Golf Junky,   You've got the problem solved. Three lessons in 10 years, and those to fix a swing gone bad. I agree with you 100%. If you have a specific problem, your local pro, if he or she is any good, very well can help you...

Harmonious. You're right. This is a site for opinions and I've got dozens of them. Where golf is concerned, I disagree with the way it is taught...very vociferously.   As I said above. If golf were taught better, golfers...